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Jose Flores may have been interviewed more times Monday before he left the Fort Wayne airport than he did the last two years managing, combined.

Do not, under any circumstances, drive on Jefferson Boulevard when Nate Freiman is at the plate. You’ve been warned. He hit three balls over the chain-link fence at the back of the left-field concourse last night. After I picked my jaw up off the ground, I asked around and couldn’t find anybody who remembered anybody hitting balls that far last year.

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anyone more excited to get an interview request than Dean Anna was tonight.

Juan Oramas had some filthy stuff in the bullpen tonight.

Ian Stewart is the man.

Cubs radio guy Pat Hughes has permanently raised the bar for all radio broadcasts from now until the end of time… In the midst of a blowout on Opening Day, he dropped a Buford T. Justice reference.

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